GDT: Sharks vs Wild 7:30pm, We can finally settle who is the better team (it was the Wild)

[Pavelski2112]

Can anyone explain why Donato is getting poor deployment the last week or two? And now fourth line? Why?

Bad coaching

 

[TheBeard]

sharks contracts are awful but our development and drafting is miles ahead when we dont trade it away

Is it? How many home run draft picks has this team made in the last 5 years?

 

[Levie]

Cancel the game.

just saw on Twitter than Finn is leaving the team.

Holy shit, does this mean Vlasic is getting traded?

 

[Doctor Soraluce]

Balcers-Hertl-Meier
Kane-Couture-Labanc
Nieto-Marleau-Leonard
Donato-Gregor-Sorenson

Ferraro-Burns
Vlasic-Knyzhov
Claesson-Meloche

Jones

Silly person, don't you know? An opinion poll settles which team is better, not wins and losses. If they tie, then fancy stats prove it apparently.

 

[Doctor Soraluce]

Can anyone explain why Donato is getting poor deployment the last week or two? And now fourth line? Why?

To light a fire. He's been out played the last few games. BB clearly has no problem moving guys up mid game if they earn ice time. Just a little slump for him. He seemed to carry the team effort wise the first couple weeks, he's probably a little tired. He'll get going again.

 

[shorkie88]

snog 5-0 shorks
donation, leonard, hertl, cooch, kane

 

[Doctor Soraluce]

SNOG
Sharks 4 - Kane, Hertl, Donato, Meloche
Minn (VST) 2 - Who cares

 

[Cas]

Cancel the game.

just saw on Twitter than Finn is leaving the team.

$7 million in cap relief right there.

 

[tealzamboni]

Balcers MVP

 

[Mafoofoo]

$7 million in cap relief right there.

We don’t know if Vlasic is leaving tho

 

[JohnLennon]

To light a fire. He's been out played the last few games. BB clearly has no problem moving guys up mid game if they earn ice time. Just a little slump for him. He seemed to carry the team effort wise the first couple weeks, he's probably a little tired. He'll get going again.

Thanks! I'm also watching for Leonard to hopefully get a shot on that top 6. Something tells me when all is done, either Donato or Leonard will be a staple in that top 6. Or maybe that's just my hope...

 

[Pinkfloyd]

4-2 Wild

Eriksson-Ek, Fiala, Rask, and Kaprizov

Couture and Hertl

 

[one2gamble]

SNOG.
4-3 sharks.
Hertl x3.
Kane


Some randoms

 

[seroes]

Le sigh

Someone please tell this man to get fully healthy BEFORE coming back. Wouldn't want him to hurt his other other other groin.

 

[Boja]

Better team 5
Worse team 2

Hertl x2, Burns, Kane, Donato
Fiala, Rask

 

[seroes]

Is it? How many home run draft picks has this team made in the last 5 years?

Ironically to me it doesn't really matter. Our owner is willing to pay for us to win. Theirs isn't. Ottowa is going to suck for a long time.

 

[tealzamboni]

Can anyone explain why Donato is getting poor deployment the last week or two? And now fourth line? Why?

It's part of the superiority complex game vs the Wild. The goalie you gave us isn't even good enough to start this game. The winger you traded is but a lowly 4th liner with our roster.

 

[NiWa]

Sharks 4 - Wild 2

Sorenson, Burns, Labanc, Meier
Spurgeon, Kaprizov

 

[seroes]

Sharks 3 wild 2

Donato, hertl, Nieto

Greenway, dumba

 

[themelkman]

Is it? How many home run draft picks has this team made in the last 5 years?

Ferraro, Norris are both amazing picks. The rest are too young to really know.

 

[Kcoyote3]

SHarks 3-1

BUrns, Labanc, Ferraro
Fiala

 

[Mattb124]

Is it? How many home run draft picks has this team made in the last 5 years?

Not home run, but that is probably not a fair metric to measure a team like the Sharks that have frequently traded high picks for roster players and until recently have drafted late. Look at it from the perspective that tonight's starting lineup includes players the Sharks took with a 4th, a 5th, and 2 6th round picks within that window. Not to mention an undrafted player in Knyzhov. None is a world beater, but the Sharks would certainly be in a world of hurt if they didn't draft as well as they do.

 

[TheBeard]

Not home run, but that is probably not a fair metric to measure a team like the Sharks that have frequently traded high picks for roster players and until recently have drafted late. Look at it from the perspective that tonight's starting lineup includes players the Sharks took with a 4th, a 5th, and 2 6th round picks within that window. Not to mention an undrafted player in Knyzhov. None is a world beater, but the Sharks would certainly be in a world of hurt if they didn't draft as well as they do.

Since the 2012 Draft, the Sharks have had 13 drafted players play a game in the NHL. 13 out of 45 (I didn't include the 2020 class). Outside of Ferraro and Lebanc our scouting department hasn't found a single player of higher value. Goldobin, Mueller, Jeremy Roy all massive busts.

We don't draft well.

 

[themelkman]

Since the 2012 Draft, the Sharks have had 13 drafted players play a game in the NHL. 13 out of 45 (I didn't include the 2020 class). Outside of Ferraro and Lebanc our scouting department hasn't found a single player of higher value. Goldobin, Mueller, Jeremy Roy all massive busts.

We don't draft well.

I dislike that sentiment. Sharks produced like the 5th highest NHLers from 2005-2015, and consistently drafted very low. In my opinion, drafting since Doug Jrs department took over has looked fantastic but is still young.

 

[TheBeard]

I dislike that sentiment. Sharks produced like the 5th highest NHLers from 2005-2015, and consistently drafted very low. In my opinion, drafting since Doug Jrs department took over has looked fantastic but is still young.

We used to be fantastic at finding later round talent! The detroit of the West (Even though they were in the West lol). We'd consistently find talent in the 6th and 7th rounds but not anymore. Doesn't matter where you're drafting at that point. We almost outsmart ourselves sometimes. I remember how angry I was when he took Meier when the top European, Rantanen was still available.